The first round of the 2025 Six Nations is over as England face an uphill challenge to challenge for glory. Steve Borthwick’s side have flattered to deceive in the home nations’

The Six Nations heads into round two this weekend, with a battle between England and France the headline fixture.

Rugby fans in the UK are once again among the luckiest in the world, with all matches of the 2025 Six Nations set to be shown live on free-to-air networks BBC and ITV. This means viewers in the UK will be able to stream every game for free on ITVX. and BBC iPlayer. This match will be shown live on ITV 1, with coverage starting at 4 p.m. GMT.

Simon Easterby, Ireland’s Interim Head Coach, has named his first matchday squad, for the highly anticipated Guinness Men’s Six Nations opener against England.

England head coach Steve Borthwick said his team's inexperience played a key role in their 27-22 Six Nations defeat to Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.

Steve Borthwick pointed to England’s relative inexperience as he defended recent results following a 27-22 loss to “world-class” Ireland in his side’s Guinness Six Nations opener. Back-to-back champions Ireland increased pressure on rival head coach Borthwick after tries from Jamison Gibson-Park,

Ireland v England LIVE. England begin the 2025 Six Nations Championship with a trip to defending champions Ireland today in what promises to be an extremely difficult opening game